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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *bŭrdV
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: beard
Russian meaning: борода
Turkic: *burut
Mongolian: *burǯi-
Tungus-Manchu: *burgakta (/*gurgakta)
Comments: Лексика 224. A Western isogloss. TM reflects an early assimilation (*burda-kta > *burga-kta) - the process which went on and led to a further assimilation *burga-kta > *gurga-kta in some dialects.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *burut
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: moustache
Russian meaning: усы
Tatar: murt (dial., Sib.)
Middle Turkic: burut (Pav. C., MA)
Uzbek: murt, murut
Uighur: burut
Turkmen: murt
Kirghiz: murut
Kazakh: murt
Noghai: murt, murut
Karakalpak: murt, murut
Comments: EDT 301 (sub bɨδɨk), VEWT 90, TMN 2, 290-291, Лексика 224 (with etymological discussion).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *burǯi-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: fleecy, curly (of hair)
Russian meaning: курчавый, пушистый
Written Mongolian: burǯi- (L 140)
Khalkha: burǯgar
Buriat: burǯagar
Kalmuck: burzǝɣǝr
Ordos: burǯuGur
Comments: KW 63. Cf. also *burči- id. (Kalm. burcǝgṛ, KW 62).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *burgakta (/*gurgakta)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: beard, moustache
Russian meaning: борода, усы
Evenki: gurgakta
Even: gụrgъt
Negidal: gojgakta
Ulcha: bụǯaqta
Orok: Gụdaqta
Nanai: boGaqta / boǯaqta
Oroch: baǯakta
Udighe: guakta
Solon: gụggakta, gụrgakta
Comments: ТМС 1, 173. Some languages reflect a secondary assimilation *burga-kta > *gurga-kta.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *bVrdV
Meaning: beard, down
Indo-European: *bhardhā
Altaic: *bŭrdV
Kartvelian: *burdɣa, *bRdɣwN-
Dravidian: *buṛC- [or to *burV "hair", or to both]
References: ND 242 *bur(u)dV[G]V 'facial hair, bosy hair' (+ Arab. burd-at- 'textile'?).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bhardh-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: beard
Slavic: *bordā
Baltic: *bar̃d-ā̂ f., *bar̃d-u-s
Germanic: *bard-a- m.
Latin: barba, -ae f. `Bart'
Russ. meaning: борода
References: WP II 135
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: борода́,
Near etymology: укр. борода́, ст.-слав. брада γένειον (Супр.), болг. брада́, сербохорв. бра́да, чак. бра̄да̏, словен. bráda, чеш. brada, польск. broda, каш. barda, broda, в.-луж., н.-луж. broda.
Further etymology: Родственно лит. barzdà, лтш. bârzda, bā́rda, др.-прусск. bordus, лат. barba (вместо *farba), д.-в.-н. bart "борода". Далее, возм., сюда же др.-сакс. bursta "щетина"; см. Траутман, BSW 27, М. -- Э. 1, 273. Совершенно излишни предположения о заимств. лат. и слав. слов из герм. (Педерсен, IF 5, 72), как и германского слова из слав. (Миккола, ÄВ, 52; против -- Фасмер, ZfslPh 15, 453). Подробно см. Бернекер 1, 72 и сл. Следует отметить связь слов борода́тый, польск. brodaty, сербохорв. бра̀дат, лит. barzdótas, лат. barbātus; см. Траутман, там же.
Pages: 1,196
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *bar̃d-ā̂ f., ? *bar̃d-u-s
Meaning: beard, chin
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: barzdà `Bart, Kinn'
Lettish: bā̀rda, bârzda2, bā̀rzda2, bârzde2 `Bart'
Old Prussian: bordus `Bart' (u-St.?) V.101
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *barda-z
Meaning: beard
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old English: beard, -es m. `beard'
English: beard
Old Frisian: berd
Old Saxon: un-bardoht `zonder baard, niet manbaar'
Middle Dutch: baert
Dutch: baard m.
Middle Low German: bārt
Old High German: bart m. (8.Jh.)
Middle High German: bart st. m. 'bart, schamhaar'
German: Bart m.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 191
Root: bhardhā
English meaning: beard
German meaning: `Bart'
Material: Lat. barba `Bart' (assimil. aus *far-ba);

    ahd. bart, ags. beard `Bart' m., davon ahd. barta, as. barda, aisl. barđa `Beil, Barte', weil das Eisen wie ein Bart am Stiele steht; aus dem Germ. aksl. brady `Axt, Beil';

    aksl. brada `Bart', russ. borodá ds., auch `Kinn', skr. bráda, Akk. brâdu `Bart' usw.;

    apr. bordus `Bart' (unklar nach Trautmann 27);

    lett. bā̀rda und (s. zum zd unten) bārzda, lit. barzdà, Akk. bar̃zdą `Bart';

    lat. barbātus, aksl. bradatъ, lit. barzdótas `bärtig'.

    Das lit. und z. T. lett. -zd- ist wohl durch die Analogie der balt. Entsprechnng (*barzdā) von aksl. brazda, russ. borozdá `Furche' hervorgerufen.

    Ebenso wie slav. *bъrъ `Hirse' (s. unter bhar- `Borstenähre') wird auch idg. *bhar-dhā `Bart' auf *bhar- `Borste, emporstehen' beruhen, woneben erw. *bhares- ds.

References: WP. II 135, WH. I 96, Specht Dekl. 87.
Pages: 110
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *burdɣa, *bRdɣwN-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: оперение, пух
English meaning: down
Georgian: burdɣa
Georgian meaning (Rus.): оперение, пух; b(r)dɣwn- 'щипать (птицу)'
Georgian meaning (Engl.): down; b(r)dɣwn- 'to pluck (a bird)'
Megrel: burdɣa
Megrel meaning (Rus.): оперение, пух, мохнатый; burdɣon- 'щипать (птицу)'
Megrel meaning (Eng.): down, fluffy; burdɣon- 'to pluck (a bird)'
Laz: bundɣa
Laz meaning (Rus.): оперение, пух; burdɣol-, bundɣol- 'щипать (птицу)'
Laz meaning (Eng.): down; burdɣol-, bundɣol- 'to pluck (a bird)'
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 54, 55, EWK 61. Имеется также вариант *burṭq̇(w)- (q.v.). Ностратические параллели: ПА *burtV "борода; пух, перья"; ПИЕ *bhardhā "борода" < ПН *burtɣV "пух, борода".
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *buẓC-
Meaning : down, feather; hair
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *būẓC-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *būr
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *buṛj-
Proto-North Dravidian : *purg
Brahui : puṭ
Notes : Vowel length in PN and PKG is probably compensatory, due to simplification of the cluster. The exact nature of the cluster, however, is uknown, since PGn *-ṛy- is a very abstract reconstruction.
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *būẓC-
Meaning : down, feather
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Malayalam : pūṭa
Malayalam meaning : down of birds, wool, fine hair
Tulu : (?) puḷḷe
Tulu meaning : (B-K) plume, feather
Proto-Nilgiri : *bū(ṛ)
Notes : Tulu puḷḷe could likewise be compared with several other roots, including *puḷ- 'bird', etc. However, the Malayalam and Kota forms are quite comparable if we consider that the inlaut of the root contains an untrivial cluster (phoneme?)
Number in DED : 4358
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *bū(ṛ)
Meaning : eyebrow (kam- < kaṇ eye)
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : kam-bū
Number in DED : 4358
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *būr
Meaning : hair; eyebrow
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Kolami : būr (pl. būḍl) "eyelash, eyebrow, (Pat.) fur"
Naikri : būr (pl. būḍl) "down, fine feather"
Parji : būḍul (pl.) "hair, fine feathers, down"
Poya Gadba : burgul "eyebrows"
Number in DED : 4358
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *buṛj-
Meaning : feather, down
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *buṛj-ā
Konda : bulus (pl. -ku)
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *būr-
Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *būr-
Notes : The exact nature of the inlaut cluster (phoneme?) is hard to determine: PK and PPM show *-r-, Konda speaks in favor of *-ṛ-, while Gondi gives several variants (*-y-, *-r-, *-l-; one dialect even has a unique *-ḷ-).
Notes on correspondences : ## *-ṛy-: PG *-ṛy-, Konda *-ṛ-, PPM *-r-, PK *-r-.
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *buṛj-ā
Meaning : down; feathers
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Betul Gondi : buiyā "down, small feathers"
Mandla Gondi (Williamson) : būīyā "down"
Mandla Gondi (Phailbus) : buiyā "hair, feathers"
Gommu Gondi : bulo "feather, down"
Maria Gondi : bubla, būla "small feathers, down"
Seoni Gondi : bura "down"
Yeotmal Gondi : bura "down"
Maria Gondi (Lind) : burā, puḷā "feather"
Adilabad Gondi : būrā "down"
Number in DED : 4358
Number in CVOTGD : 2589, 2316, 2584
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Konda etymology :

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Konda : bulus (pl. -ku)
Meaning: pubic hair, feathers, hair (on legs and chest)
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Konda (Burrow/Bhattacharya) : buṛus "feathers, down"
Number in DED : 4358
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *būr-
Meaning : feathers, hair
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Pengo : būra (pl. -ŋ) "small feathers, down, wool, pubic hair"
Manda : būriŋ "pubic hair"
Number in DED : 4358
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Kui-Kuwi etymology :

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Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *būr-
Meaning : hair, fur; eyebrow
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Kui : būri, būru "hair, fur, feather, wool"
Khuttia Kui : pṛuma "feather"
Dongriya Kuwi : kanu būru "eyebrow"
Additional forms : Also Kuwi_D būrka (pl.) down
Notes : In Kuttia *būr-ma > *būṛ-ma > *bṛū-ma > *pṛū-ma.
Number in DED : 4358
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North Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-North-Dravidian : *purg
Meaning : hair on the body
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Malto : purgu
Number in DED : 4358
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Brahui etymology :

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Brahui : puṭ
Meaning : hair
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Additional forms : Also BRA puṭ kanning to pluck (of a fowl, the tobacco crop); purruk long hair of males cut at the shoulders
Number in DED : 4358
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